 | | About EatStayPlay.com | | EatStayPlay.com was officially started in December of 2002 after Kim, aka The Outdoor Princess, graduated from the University of Arizona. But, the business really began the summer before that when all of the National Forests in Arizona were closed due to fires and the EatStayPlay.com "Royal" Family had to find a new place for their summer camping trip. Join me on a little trip back in time...The EatStayPlay.com "Royal" Family went to Priest Gulch Campground- a beautiful private campground on the Dolores River. However, none of the family had ever vacationed in southern Colorado and were unsure what there was to do in the area: i.e where could they fish? Like most visitors to an area, the EatStayPlay.com "Royal" Family stopped by a literature rack and picked up tons of brochures about what there was to do for FISHING in southern Colorado. So, following the advice of a brochure, they hopped in the truck and drove to Groundhog Reservoir- known for great trout fishing. Three hours in the truck (with the Labrador!) driving over bumpy back roads to get to the lake. | | Three hours in the truck! 50 feet of mud between them and the water! Groundhog Reservoir was being drained! There were three very unhappy members of the EatStayPlay.com "Royal" Family. There was ONE very happy dog! |
| On the way back to the campground, Bruce, aka ESP Boss, and Kim began discussing the power of a website that would be able to offer information about ALL the things they liked to do: camp, fish, hike, geocache, and kayak. After many long months of research, development, programming, and design, EatStayPlay.com went online March 11th, 2004. However, we consider July 1, 2005 to be our official launch date because since that date, EatStayPlay.com has been live on the Internet 24/7. We now have over 43,000 webpages. EatStayPlay.com is dedicated to providing the best information about an area so you can plan great vacations, weekend getaways, and afternoon adventures. | | | Our Team |  | Bruce Eldredge, CEO and ESP Boss ESP Boss brings to EatStayPlay.com 40 years of outdoor recreation experience. He even owned a backpacking shop way before backpacking was cool! ESP Boss loves camping, fishing, kayaking, and geocaching. Day Job: ESP Boss has a Bachelor's degree in elementary education and Master's degree in guidance and counseling. Mainly he works in his tax office: MDI Financial Services, from January 1 to April 15. The rest of the year? Yeah, he's out having fun! |
|  | Kim Eldredge, COO and The Outdoor Princess Kim is the "face" of EatStayPlay.com in her role as The Outdoor Princess. She writes a blog about her outdoor adventures as well as how-to articles about camping, fishing, and geocaching to help people get started on outdoor adventures of their own. You can also see her on film! Check out our YouTube channel at YouTube.com/EatStayPlay Day Job: Overseeing the day-to-day operations of EatStayPlay.com She also works in the tax office so be especially nice to her during tax season! Kim has a Bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona in Creative Writing and Spanish. |
|  | Rosie Eldredge, aka The "Queen" Mother The Queen Mother has been having outdoor adventures for about ha! NOT going to tell you. Lets just say that her first camping experience was a back-packing trip into the Grand Canyon as a new bride to ESP Boss some 30+ years ago. Shes been camping, hiking, fishing and geocaching ever since. The Queen Mother (Rosie) is married to ESP Boss (Bruce) and is mom to The Outdoor Princess (Kim). Day Job: Rosie is a 5th grade teacher at a local elementary school. Rosie has a Bachelor's degree from the Northern Arizona University in Elementary Education and Master's Degree also from Northern Arizona University.Spanish. |
|  | Barry Needham, Board Member Barry Needham has 25 years experience in high technology product development and delivery through his work with some of Silicon Valley's leading companies, including SGI (formerly Silicon Graphics), Apple, Amdahl and Hewlett-Packard. As Director, Strategic Technology at SGI, he was responsible for all technology and business interaction with SGI's strategic suppliers and manufacturing partners. While at Apple Computer, he was Director, Server Engineering, with responsibility for hardware and software engineering and product delivery for Apple's server product line. Mr. Needham's career also includes significant technology and management contributions to three successful startups in Silicon Valley: Arix, Elxsi & Microvertics. He has also worked with the United States National labs developing high performance computing applications used in the simulation of high-energy events. Mr. Needham studied Computer Science and Management at Utah State University. |
| Other team members include: | | And the EatStayPlay.com mascot: Lily the Dog. Lily is a dog. Shes a Miniature Schnauzer but thinks shes huge. She likes the outdoors and especially likes to walk in the snow or ice. This doesnt thrill The Outdoor Princess. |  |
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| | Our Awards | | EatStayPlay.com received the first award on July 4th, 2004 and has received many more since then. The awards displayed below are some of our favorites, but, be sure to check back often for new awards.
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